Multiple Choice Menu

[ocillmusic]

I have a Multiple choice pause with 3 choices.

How do I set up each one of those choices to open a certain folder based on which choice is selected.

 

Choices:

a) blue ----> open folder named blue

red -----> open folder named red

c) green -----> open folder named green

[randallc]

Hi,

There are a number of examples on the forum, and at the Macro Express3 site; and I suspect in "help" files.

See multiple choice in my signature under "DOS"; there is a link; again here;

DOS multi choice

In the "case" commands, just insert your directory to open.

Best, Randall

<EXPLORE:c:\blue>

Open Folder in Explorer: c:\blue

[ocillmusic]

My problem is that I can assign an action to eash one but it doesn't just do the one that it chosen in the menu. It does all of them. Do I need to add and IF statement somewhere?

[joe]

Hello ocillmusic!

 

Please post the section of code that is giving you a problem. This makes it easier to determine what is wrong.

[Cory]

If I understnad you correct it would look like this in the scripting editor:

 

Multiple Choice Menu: Open a folder
If Variable %T1% = "A"
 Open Folder: c:\blue
End If
If Variable %T1% = "B"
 Open Folder: c:\red
End If
If Variable %T1% = "C"
 Open Folder: c:\green
End If

 

To see what's really going on copy and paste this part into the scripting editor.

 

<MENU2:2:T:01:CenterCenter:Open a folderBlue
Red
Green><IFVAR2:1:01:1:A><MYCOMP:c:\blue><ENDIF><IFVAR2:1:01:1:B><MYCOMP:c:\red><ENDIF><IFVAR2:1:01:1:C><MYCOMP:c:\green><ENDIF>

[floyd]

It looks correct. Another option is to use the Switch/End Switch construct.

 

Multiple Choice Menu: Open a folder
Switch (T1)
 Case: A
   Open Folder: c:\blue
 End Case
 Case: B
   Open Folder: c:\red
 End Case
 Case: C
   Open Folder: c:\green
 End Case
End Switch

----------
<MENU2:2:T:01:CenterCenter:Open a folderBlue
Red
Green><SWITCH:T1><CASE:A><MYCOMP:c:\blue><ENDCASE><CASE:B><MYCOMP:c:\red><ENDCASE><CASE:C><MYCOMP:c:\green><ENDCASE><ENDSWITCH>

[Cory]

In cases like these I don’t see the benefit of the Case command. Unless you have multiple nested conditions it just adds two extra lines. Of course it’s possible I am ignorant to some other benefit to using case in which case I would love to be enlightened. Lord knows I have a lot to learn.